different between viaduct vs catwalk

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?va???d?kt/

Noun

viaduct (plural viaducts)

1. (transport) A bridge with several spans that carries road or rail traffic over a valley or other obstacles.

Related terms

• aqueduct
• viaducted

Translations

Dutch

Pronunciation

Noun

viaduct m (plural viaducten, diminutive viaductje n)

1. viaduct.

English

Etymology

cat +? walk

Pronunciation

Noun

catwalk (plural catwalks)

1. (nautical) An elevated enclosed passage providing access fore and aft from the bridge of a merchant vessel.
2. Any similar elevated walkway.
3. A narrow elevated stage on which models parade; a runway
4. (by extension, "the catwalk") The business of making clothes for fashion shows.

Synonyms

• (platform for fashion shows): runway

Descendants

• ? Norwegian Bokmål: catwalk
• ? Norwegian Nynorsk: catwalk

Translations

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English catwalk.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?k?t.??lk/
• Hyphenation: cat?walk

Noun

catwalk m (plural catwalks)

1. catwalk (narrow elevated stage on which models parade)

Hypernyms

• platform
• podium

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From English catwalk.

Noun

catwalk m (definite singular catwalken, indefinite plural catwalker, definite plural catwalkene)

1. (especially fashion) a catwalk

References

• “catwalk” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “catwalk” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From English catwalk.

Noun

catwalk m (definite singular catwalken, indefinite plural catwalkar, definite plural catwalkane)

1. (especially fashion) a catwalk

References

• “catwalk” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.